Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
N/A. No current Mason County plan-review turnaround time was published.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call Local Building Inspector Gary Wells: 606-564-9419; Mason County Fiscal Court: 606-564-6706; Mason County Health Department/plumbing office: 606-564-9419. if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Mason County Building Inspection program / Mason County Joint Planning Commission, operating with the City of Maysville building-inspection partnership is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact Local Building Inspector Gary Wells: 606-564-9419; Mason County Fiscal Court: 606-564-6706; Mason County Health Department/plumbing office: 606-564-9419..
N/A. No current Mason County plan-review turnaround time was published.
Contact local Building Inspector Gary Wells at 606-564-9419 for county structural inspections; the Mason County/Maysville partnership uses the city building inspector for structural inspection work. State building inspector Keith Ransdell: 502-591-9896; state electrical inspector Darryl Morgan: 859-473-5176; HVAC inspector David Pike: 859-435-8595; manufactured housing inspector Brandon Miller: 606-585-3168; elevator inspector Chris Hetterman: 502-226-0819; boiler inspector Gary Shoemaker: 859-339-4458. Plumbing inspector Bobby Saylor is available Thursday 8:00-9:00 a.m. at 606-316-9167, Mason County Health Department, 130 East Second Street, Maysville.
The county's joint-planning materials state that Mason County adopted the Kentucky Building Code and Kentucky Residential Code and uses the City of Maysville building inspector for structural inspections. The current DHBC assignment lists Gary Wells locally and Keith Ransdell as state building inspector; no county-specific 2026 code edition or amendment notice was verified. No current Mason County minor or cosmetic exemption list was published. The official floodplain permit form requires separate review for development in flood-hazard areas, and zoning documentation may still be required; confirm any limited state-code exemption with the building inspector before work.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.